Blabberize.com- This is a fun tool that allows you to add audio to a still picture so it appears as if the object in the picture is talking. Lots of great potential uses for this in the classroom.
Make Beliefs Comix is a web 2.0 site that allows students to create their own characters and add their own conversations or dialogue to each section of the comic strip.
Make Beliefs Comix is not just for elementary students but could also be used to motivate reluctant writers, support for reading comprehension, and serve as a digital writing piece that one could submit online to share or could share with classmates as a part of their project, or presentation. Make Beliefs Comix is an easy and fun way to engage all learners in creative writing. Additionally, the site allows you to write in English, Spanish, French, German or Latin.
www.grammaropolis.com: a great way to learn about the parts of speech through videos, songs, books and games.
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"There's a new online resource that provides educators with instant access to thousands of digital resources, including videos, audio, photos, in-depth lesson plans, and interactives perfect for the whiteboard. The goal? To help boost student achievement—and best of all, it's free."
Check out the Thinkfinity Site’s Read/Write/Think Resource! Puzzle Me Words is an exciting new interactive from Read/Write/Think. Students in grades K-1 learn about language by combining letters to form words based on the pictures that they see. A talking school bus named Scootie reads the words aloud and further reinforces letter sounds for young learners. With each new round that is completed, students earn a new puzzle piece toward their prize puzzle: a coloring sheet they can print, color and display proudly at home or in school. Try it with students today!
Computer Lab Favorites from Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/tguidesitemap.htm For grades K-5, interactive activities for language arts, social studies, math, science and spanish that can be completed in 15-30 minutes.
MakeBeliefsComix.com
Make Beliefs Comix is a web 2.0 site that allows students to create their own characters and add their own conversations or dialogue to each section of the comic strip.
Make Beliefs Comix is not just for elementary students but could also be used to motivate reluctant writers, support for reading comprehension, and serve as a digital writing piece that one could submit online to share or could share with classmates as a part of their project, or presentation. Make Beliefs Comix is an easy and fun way to engage all learners in creative writing. Additionally, the site allows you to write in English, Spanish, French, German or Latin.
www.grammaropolis.com: a great way to learn about the parts of speech through videos, songs, books and games.
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ -
"There's a new online resource that provides educators with instant access to thousands of digital resources, including videos, audio, photos, in-depth lesson plans, and interactives perfect for the whiteboard. The goal? To help boost student achievement—and best of all, it's free."
Check out the Thinkfinity Site’s Read/Write/Think Resource!
Puzzle Me Words is an exciting new interactive from Read/Write/Think. Students in grades K-1 learn about language by combining letters to form words based on the pictures that they see. A talking school bus named Scootie reads the words aloud and further reinforces letter sounds for young learners. With each new round that is completed, students earn a new puzzle piece toward their prize puzzle: a coloring sheet they can print, color and display proudly at home or in school. Try it with students today!
www.thinkfinity.org
http://www.readwritethink.org/